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Comparing Media Systems: Three Models of Media and Politics
Daniel C. Hallin
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Paperback. A comparative analysis of the relation between the media and the political system. Series Editor(s): Bennett, W. Lance; Entman, Robert M. Series: Communication, Society and Politics. Num Pages: 360 pages, 3 b/w illus. 18 tables. BIC Classification: JFD; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 568. Three Models of Media and Politics. Series: Communication, Society and Politics. 360 pages, 3 b/w illus. 18 tables. A comparative analysis of the relation between the media and the political system. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: JFD; JP. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 24. Weight: 562. Series Editor(s) :Bennett, W. Lance; Entman, Robert M.
Building on a survey of media institutions in eighteen West European and North American democracies, Hallin and Mancini identify the principal dimensions of variation in media systems and the political variables which have shaped their evolution. They go on to identify three major models of media system development (the Polarized Pluralist, Democratic Corporatist and Liberal models) to explain why the media have played a different role in politics in each of these systems, and to explore the forces of change that are currently transforming them. It provides a key theoretical statement about the relation between media and political systems, a ... Read more
Building on a survey of media institutions in eighteen West European and North American democracies, Hallin and Mancini identify the principal dimensions of variation in media systems and the political variables which have shaped their evolution. They go on to identify three major models of media system development (the Polarized Pluralist, Democratic Corporatist and Liberal models) to explain why the media have played a different role in politics in each of these systems, and to explore the forces of change that are currently transforming them. It provides a key theoretical statement about the relation between media and political systems, a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Series
Communication, Society and Politics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521543088
SKU
V9780521543088
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Reviews for Comparing Media Systems: Three Models of Media and Politics
'There is much of interest, much to be learnt and much food for thought in this book and it is likely to be welcomed, quoted and pored over.' European Journal of Communication